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Preparations and launch of MY Bourbon Argos MSF Search and Rescue Boat

The international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is chartering an additional supply ship to carry out search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean sea to assist people who are risking their lives trying to reach Europe by boat. The ship is carrying an experienced search and rescue crew as well as medical staff to provide emergency medical care.

MY Bourbon Argos, provides additional search and rescue support in parallel with MY Phoenix – another ship that MSF is operating in collaboration with Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) since the 2nd of May. The 68-metre long vessel has been specifically adapted to carry out search and rescue operatios. Before the first departure, a team has for several days been busy preparing the boat.

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